[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 16, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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       PARISHIONERS OF ST. MARY CHURCH CELEBRATE SESQUICENTENNIAL

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 1994

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join in the celebration of 
the sesquicentennial year of the founding of St. Mary Church in 
Hollidaysburg, PA. This wonderful event will be formally celebrated at 
a Mass of Thanksgiving on Saturday, March 19 at 5 p.m. The Most 
Reverend Bishop Joseph V. Adamec, D.D., S.J.L. will be the principal 
celebrant at this special Mass.
  It's been 150 years since the parish was founded in 1844, and since 
that time, generations of parishioners have been born, lived, and 
passed on within the arms of the church.
  A century and a half is a long time for any institution, but in the 
life of the church, it is only a brief moment. Brief as that moment has 
been, this parish has meant an enormous amount to thousands of people 
over the years. Since 1844, generations of children have learned the 
basic values and morals that enabled them to live full, productive 
lives at contribute to the extraordinary quality of life that we enjoy 
in Pennsylvania.
  Mr. Speaker, I would ask that all of my colleagues in this chamber 
join me in expressing our congratulations to the parishioners of St. 
Mary Church and in wishing them all the best for the next 150 years.

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